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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

droguet

, prop. dim. of

drogue

trash, stuff, perh, the same word as

drogue

drug, but cf. also W.

drwg

evil, bad, Ir. & Gael.

droch

, Arm.

droug

drouk

. See 3d

(a)

A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one side; generally used as a covering for carpets.

(b)

By extension, any material used for the same purpose.

☞ The same person often serves as both pharmacist and retail seller of drugs. See the Note under

Noun.

A cloth or thin stuff of wool, or of wool and thread, corded or plain, usually plain.